Dingo the Dissident

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Thursday 10 March 2016

The commonest nouns

in spoken English
are time and people.
No need to wonder why.
The commonest words in rock and pop-songs
are I, me, my...

2 comments:

Bearz said...

George Harrison had this thought some time when Wolves were young. In 1969 he wrote a song with the following lyric, inspired by books he had read on yoga....

"I Me Mine"

All through the day, I me mine
I me mine, I me mine
All through the night, I me mine
I me mine, I me mine
Now they're frightened of leaving it
Everyone's weaving it
Coming on strong all the time
All through the day I me mine

I-I-me-me-mine, I-I-me-me-mine
I-I-me-me-mine, I-I-me-me-mine

All I can hear, I me mine
I me mine, I me mine
Even those tears, I me mine
I me mine, I me mine
No-one's frightened of playing it
Everyone's saying it
Flowing more freely than wine
All through the day I me mine

I-I-me-me mine, I-I-me-me mine
I-I-me-me mine, I-I-me-me mine

All I can hear, I me mine
I me mine, I me mine
Even those tears, I me mine
I me mine, I me mine
No-one's frightened of playing it
Everyone's saying it
Flowing more freely than wine
All through your life I me mine


Wofl said...

Excellent song! Thank you, Bearz.

For anyone who is interested, here it is on youTube. The music isn't as good as the lyric.